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New normal for home sales: Buyers have the power |
09-09-09 |
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| The American dream of homeownership is still attainable. Buyers just have to deal with a new set of realities.
A year after the collapse of the housing market triggered the financial meltdown, len... |
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Ahead of the Bell: Hotel REITS upgraded |
09-09-09 |
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| NEW YORK (AP) — An analyst upgraded shares of several hotel real estate investment trusts on Tuesday on factors including stabilizing occupancy, improving liquidity and strong balance sheets.... |
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Craigslist and eBay become interior design muses |
09-09-09 |
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| After hours of scouring through the cheap and the ugly on Craigslist, interior designer MaryBeth Wilson found gold: two French-carved chairs with matching ottomans for $750.
All they needed was a ... |
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Mixing old and new is a great design strategy |
09-09-09 |
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| You probably didn't realize, when you put an ornate old picture frame next to the sleek Pottery Barn sofa in your living room, that you had your finger on the pulse of America's design culture.
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Question remains: What will rise at ground zero? |
09-08-09 |
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| NEW YORK (AP) — The five skyscrapers were all supposed to rise by early next decade to replace the ravaged World Trade Center, with the city's tallest towers set in a spiral evoking the Statu... |
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Mortgage giants struggle a year after takeover |
09-08-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the near-collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants remain dependent on the government for survival and there is no end in sight.
The companie... |
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Utah to offer $8M in housing grants to aid economy |
09-08-09 |
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| SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Friday he'll use $8 million in federal stimulus funds to help kick start the state's sluggish housing market.
Herbert's office released a st... |
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Mortgage rates edge down, still above record lows |
09-08-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates for 30-year home loans edged down this week, remaining close to record lows reached over the spring.
The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.08 percent, d... |
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Hovnanian CEO sees signs of housing market botto |
09-08-09 |
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| Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.'s chief executive said Thursday the homebuilder has begun buying land, raising home prices and reopening previously mothballed developments in response to signs that the ... |
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Federal Reserve imposes restrictions on 2 banks |
09-08-09 |
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| OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Reserve has imposed restrictions on two correspondent banks in Nebraska and Missouri owned by Midwest Independent Bancshares Inc. of Jefferson City, Mo. because... |
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$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyers
